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The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 22:15:32 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.110374288Junkyard Find: 1983 Mitsubishi Cordiahttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/junkyard-find-1983-mitsubishi-cordia-2/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/junkyard-find-1983-mitsubishi-cordia-2/#commentsWed, 25 Mar 2015 13:00:22 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1028673The Mitsubishi Cordia was one of the first Mitsubishi-badged cars to be sold in the United States (prior to that, US-market Mitsubishis were Chrysler captive imports). They didn’t sell in huge quantities, and we don’t remember the Cordia as well as the Starion or even the Mighty Max, but I still see the occasional example […]

]]>The Mitsubishi Cordia was one of the first Mitsubishi-badged cars to be sold in the United States (prior to that, US-market Mitsubishis were Chrysler captive imports). They didn’t sell in huge quantities, and we don’t remember the Cordia as well as the Starion or even the Mighty Max, but I still see the occasional example […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/junkyard-find-1983-mitsubishi-cordia-2/feed/211028673Junkyard Find: 1984 Mitsubishi Cordiahttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/04/junkyard-find-1984-mitsubishi-cordia/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/04/junkyard-find-1984-mitsubishi-cordia/#commentsThu, 05 Apr 2012 13:00:32 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=438415OK, so I’ve got a silly obsession with the Mitsubishi Cordia. I was only vaguely aware of the Cordia/Tredia back in the 1980s, but since then it has come to symbolize crazy pre-Boredom Era Japanese automotive design plus drive home the point that not all Japanese cars were more reliable than Detroit products back then. […]

]]>OK, so I’ve got a silly obsession with the Mitsubishi Cordia. I was only vaguely aware of the Cordia/Tredia back in the 1980s, but since then it has come to symbolize crazy pre-Boredom Era Japanese automotive design plus drive home the point that not all Japanese cars were more reliable than Detroit products back then. […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/04/junkyard-find-1984-mitsubishi-cordia/feed/17438415When I Build My Spaceship, It Will Be Equipped With This Mitsubishi Cordia Instrument Clusterhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/01/when-i-build-my-spaceship-it-will-be-equipped-with-this-mitsubishi-cordia-instrument-cluster/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/01/when-i-build-my-spaceship-it-will-be-equipped-with-this-mitsubishi-cordia-instrument-cluster/#commentsTue, 03 Jan 2012 18:00:55 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=424093After seeing the intensely early-1980s-Japan instrument cluster in this ’83 Cordia in a Northern California wrecking yard a few weeks back, it gnawed at me that I hadn’t brought the tools to pull the thing on the spot. I kept thinking about the amazing big-nosed climate-control humanoid diagram, and the even-better-than-the-280ZX-Turbo “bar graph” tachometer. Finally, […]

]]>After seeing the intensely early-1980s-Japan instrument cluster in this ’83 Cordia in a Northern California wrecking yard a few weeks back, it gnawed at me that I hadn’t brought the tools to pull the thing on the spot. I kept thinking about the amazing big-nosed climate-control humanoid diagram, and the even-better-than-the-280ZX-Turbo “bar graph” tachometer. Finally, […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/01/when-i-build-my-spaceship-it-will-be-equipped-with-this-mitsubishi-cordia-instrument-cluster/feed/73424093Junkyard Find: 1983 Mitsubishi Cordiahttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/12/junkyard-find-1983-mitsubishi-cordia/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/12/junkyard-find-1983-mitsubishi-cordia/#commentsWed, 07 Dec 2011 14:00:38 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=421661Since December 7 always reminds me of the only Mitsubishi vehicle with a strong reputation for reliability, let’s look at this Late Malaise Era Mitsu I found in a California self-service wrecking yard a few weeks back. I’ve had an unhealthy obsession with the Cordia/Tredia recently (though the Hyundai Scoupe may have taken its place […]

]]>Since December 7 always reminds me of the only Mitsubishi vehicle with a strong reputation for reliability, let’s look at this Late Malaise Era Mitsu I found in a California self-service wrecking yard a few weeks back. I’ve had an unhealthy obsession with the Cordia/Tredia recently (though the Hyundai Scoupe may have taken its place […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/12/junkyard-find-1983-mitsubishi-cordia/feed/33421661Future Classic or Crusher Food? Low-Mile Mitsubishi Cordia For $4Khttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/future-classic-or-crusher-food-low-mile-mitsubishi-cordia-for-4k/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/future-classic-or-crusher-food-low-mile-mitsubishi-cordia-for-4k/#commentsSun, 16 Oct 2011 17:54:34 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=414942Back when I created the Nice Price or Crack Pipe series for Jalopnik, my favorite subjects were super-original cars that most people don’t even remember having existed; the point was to present the readers with a dilemma. Señor Emslie aka Graverobber has done a fine job carrying the NPOCP torch, but I’ve decided to keep […]

]]>Back when I created the Nice Price or Crack Pipe series for Jalopnik, my favorite subjects were super-original cars that most people don’t even remember having existed; the point was to present the readers with a dilemma. Señor Emslie aka Graverobber has done a fine job carrying the NPOCP torch, but I’ve decided to keep […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/future-classic-or-crusher-food-low-mile-mitsubishi-cordia-for-4k/feed/43414942Junkyard Find: What The Hell Is a Cordia Turbo?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/03/junkyard-find-what-the-hell-is-a-cordia-turbo/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/03/junkyard-find-what-the-hell-is-a-cordia-turbo/#commentsMon, 14 Mar 2011 13:00:52 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=387204We all remember the Starion, with its TURBO badging on everything from the seat belts to the door handles, but who among us can recall ever having seen the other 80s hot-rod Mitsubishi in the wild? Because TURBO emblems cost extra yen, the ’87 Cordia Turbo didn’t have quite as many as the pricier Starion. […]

]]>We all remember the Starion, with its TURBO badging on everything from the seat belts to the door handles, but who among us can recall ever having seen the other 80s hot-rod Mitsubishi in the wild? Because TURBO emblems cost extra yen, the ’87 Cordia Turbo didn’t have quite as many as the pricier Starion. […]